Steve Smith
One of the country's most sought after motivational speakers, Steve Smith has extensive experience of working with leading corporate organisations and elite level sport, including premier league football.

Steve has won a medal in every major championship including the Olympic Games. His British record has now stood untouched, for an incredible 16 years.

Well known as an athlete who always delivered when it really mattered, his ability to respond to the pressure situation of an all or nothing third jump attempt was key to his success. It gained him a reputation as one of the toughest mental competitors on the circuit.

Steve was the inspirational captain of the British team for the European Championships in 1998. His rousing team talk set the tone for Britain's most successful ever championships. However, a ruptured achilles tendon finished Steve's career in 1999. At the time, he was the World number one and was seen by many as a favourite for the Sydney Olympics.

Since retirement he has gone on to be a successful restaurateur and a broadcaster for Sky, Channel 4 and the BBC. Steve is now a director of Raise the Bar, one of the country's leading Training and Development companies.

Career Highlights
1996 Olympic Bronze
1994 European Championship Silver
1994 Commonwealth Games Silver
1993 World Championship Bronze

Presentation Overview 'Raise the Bar'
Steve is a highly engaging and adaptable speaker. His presentations are interactive and challenging as he takes the audience on a rollercoaster journey through his Olympic experience using visual props and television footage to bring the experience to life.

Although sport based, his business experience ensures that the real links into the audience's roles are never forgotten and delegates have a clear understanding of how the sporting parallels relate to them.

A recent survey of over 50 presentations delivered in 2007 showed that 98 per cent of delegates attending his sessions said that they will take something away from his presentation to impact upon their own performance.

Testimonials
''The presentation delivered by Steve was fantastic and really inspiring. I found his approach totally energising and I particularly appreciated his drive to understand our business. This ensured that all of my managers took something away from the presentation that they could use in their own business roles and with their teams to improve performance''
The Royal Bank of Scotland

''The feedback from the team at Boots after Steve spoke at our communications event was over-whelmingly positive. Steve is a very engaging speaker and has a fantastic ability to draw parallels between his experiences as a top class athlete and the challenges of the commercial world. He was able to inspire a diverse (and sometimes cynical!) cross-section of people with everybody coming away from the event feeling energised and motivated. I'm now looking at opportunities to work with Steve again in the future, to build on the fantastic success of this initial presentation.''
Boots

''We would like to pass on our thanks to Steve Smith for delivering a fantastic and inspiring presentation. The feedback we have received has been superb and we feel that your presentation has really motivated our staff, providing them with the tools and techniques to succeed in any chosen goal they have.''
Lloyds TSB

''What an excellent performance by Steve Smith who produced a motivational talk to all our match officials of such high quality. Steve captivated the audience and held them spellbound with an open and honest talk about his career. I listened with great excitement to a skilful, motivational talk that sent out the exact message that the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd wanted.''
Professional Game Match Officials

''I want to thank Steve Smith for joining me and my team of managers. I certainly enjoyed the presentation as, I know, did the team. From the presentations they gave later that day, it has certainly given them all some food for thought.''
The Royal Bank Of Scotland

''The event with Steve Smith on Friday was a great success. I know my people were very inspired and enthused about the talk. Steve was very well prepared in arriving early to set up and meeting with the audience afterwards for coffee. It was overall a great success.''
Barclays

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Steve Smith Olympic High Jumper Showreel